http://jamiemurai.com/2008/01/dreamhost-hates-rails/feed/ 2008-03-10T20:01:03-04:00 Chyrp tag:jamiemurai.com,2008-09-22:/id/7/comment_11 2008-09-22T19:01:42-04:00 2008-03-10T20:01:03-04:00 Jamie http://jamiemurai.com <p>I've looked at both CakePHP and Code Igniter, and while they both use the MVC pattern, I just can't get past the language. Ruby is so much more elegant than PHP that I'm willing to spend a little more time on deployment if it means I can use Ruby and Rails.</p> <p>And to be honest, deployment isn't that hard if you're not on shared hosting. I use a VPS from Slicehost now, which gives me root access to my server. This makes it extremely easy to install and run whatever I want.</p> <p>The problem with shared hosting is that FastCGI seems to have some severe stability problems in the commodity shared hosting environment. On my VPS, I run a few Mongrel instances, and then just stick a load balancing reverse proxy out front like NginX. Works like a charm. It's a fast, stable, and flexible solution.</p> <p>If you have to use PHP though, CakePHP is definitely a good framework. I know quite a few people who use it for most of their projects.</p> tag:jamiemurai.com,2008-09-22:/id/7/comment_10 2008-09-22T19:02:01-04:00 2008-03-10T17:58:29-04:00 Bob Duncan http://thehappypixel.com <p>James,</p> <p>I noticed you have been having some troubles with Rails on a shared server. Although it may not be the solution you are looking for, cakePhp offers a lot of the same functionality as rails and helps to eliminate the server problems with rails. I don't know any cms systems with cake but it wouldn't take much to build a web logo to suit your needs.</p> <p>Bob</p>